Ecuador Vs. Peru: Peacemaking Amid Rivalry

by Mônica Herz, Joao Pontes Nogueira

In the context of the enduring rivalry between the two countries, the authors analyze the mediation process that followed the 1995 Cenapa War between Ecuador and Peru, the first military conflict in South America in some five decades. They consider the place of the rivalry in the construction of each country's national identity, and explore the reasons that the 1995-98 mediation process succeeded. Herz is lecturer and coordinator of the Graduate Program at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro's Institute of International Relations (IRI). Nogueira teaches international politics at IRI. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

124 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002